Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 305

Mock Training (1)

Time sure flies.

Lenok thought this as he looked down at the five new pencils hanging inside his coat.

The five Enac Pencils.

They were one-time-use, consumable space-movement artifacts. While they took time to activate and had distance limitations, anyone could use them regardless of skill level, making them suitable for the emergency evacuation of VIPs.

However, they were known to be highly scarce compared to their price due to their popularity. Even a city councilor like Meyer didn’t possess them.

He never imagined that Pallard would offer these as compensation for this training.

It was likely a bribe for Lenok not only to assist with the training but also to keep an eye on the overall operation… but it didn’t matter much.

However, Lenok’s expression subtly changed as he fiddled with the five pencils.

The current situation itself was proof that the environment surrounding Lenok was undergoing a drastic change.

Something that could only be obtained after annihilating a gang with the help of Dyke Corporation was now in his hands just for helping with agent training.

He held the same artifact in his hand, but it was a situation where the phrase ‘a world of difference’ fit perfectly.

*Chiiik!*

He sat down between the lampposts, exhaled cigarette smoke, cut off his thoughts, and slowly stood up.

He had waited a bit because the field operatives needed time to prepare, but it seemed like it was about time.

As he slowly walked across the crosswalk, Lenok quietly marveled.

‘The recreation of the city is quite impressive. Even if they used magic, to create a stage of this scale in such a short time…’

The mock training ground was created in the basement of the Agent Headquarters. The level of recreation inside the chamber was so realistic that it was hard to believe they had directly created a street for training.

Buildings with faded paint, a slightly tilted and flickering traffic light.

Even the hot wind blowing from somewhere and the traces of scorched asphalt.

If it weren’t for the faint light shining from the chamber ceiling, it wouldn’t be strange to think you were actually thrown into the middle of a street.

Lenok thought this and immediately took a step forward.

At the same time, a mechanical guidance voice echoed in the middle of the city.

[Target Tier 7. Risk Level 91. Training Level Alpha.]

[Stage configuration complete. Coordinate setting and number allocation. Mock training begins as of this time.]

[Those involved, please prepare for impact.]

In name, it was to avoid mobilizing all agents for this operation, but since video footage had to be left behind, they had to make a show of it to some extent.

Lenok, too, had received an excessive reward for what he was doing, so he intended to do his best in assisting with the training.

“The Defense Force Intelligence Unit was quite well-organized.”

Lenok whispered into the cold street and slowly began to advance.

“Let’s see how well-trained the agents are.”

The answer came from not far away.

*Sweeek!*

A subtle sound of tearing through the air as something shot through the void.

A chilling premonition quickly raced through the narrow buildings and pierced towards Lenok’s vitals.

*Kiiing!*

A jet-black flash pierced through the space nearby in an instant.

Lenok, who had caught it with his magic power in mid-air, smiled.

“It seems you’ve been influenced by Ivelin.”

The appearance of a sharp, jet-black arrow.

In this city where superhumans run rampant, bows are relatively inefficient weapons.

Unlike firearms that unleash a considerable amount of impact without any cost, or melee weapons that can directly strike the bodies of superhumans at the risk of injury,

bows require considerable skill, and it is difficult to produce results in a rapidly changing battlefield.

If one could hone their precise skills and senses and utilize their advantages in the right place at the right time, they could be active in various ways, regardless of mid or long range, but there are not many places where such training and time can be invested.

Especially not in an organization like this, where one can receive guidance and training from the most skilled archer Lenok knows.

As if his mutterings were a signal, dozens of arrows shot from all directions began to rush towards Lenok in succession.

*Pabababak!*

It wasn’t just basic archery where they shot into the sky and waited for the target to be hit.

They infused magic to make the arrows spin, lowering the trajectory itself to make it difficult to respond to.

On top of that, they twisted their movements to create confusion while shooting at Lenok, creating a smokescreen.

A feat that would be impossible without accurately gauging the distance between oneself and the target and executing precise power control accordingly.

Even if he didn’t know how many archers were stationed here, it was clear that Ivelin had trained each of them to a considerable level.

However, Lenok didn’t change his expression and drew his finger down in the air.

“Long-range attacks alone are not enough.”

*Jjeojeojeok!*

At that moment, the magic power Lenok threw up rapidly froze in the air, covering the surroundings with huge ice pillars and blocking all the incoming arrows.

*Kagagak!*

The arrows with immense rotation all pierced the thick ice wall, trying to bite into Lenok, but they were all blocked by the shield waiting inside, losing their power.

*Pubeobeobeobeong!*

Immediately after, dozens of arrowheads embedded in the pillars exploded simultaneously, shooting up mushroom clouds that covered the range.

“The combination with magical engineering isn’t bad. Were you aiming for this from the start?”

*Hwook!*

As Lenok walked out through the acrid smoke, dozens of laser pointers flashed on his coat.

*Tutututututu!*

Firepower weapons that appeared from all over the street simultaneously unleashed fire.

Assault rifles. Moreover, they were custom-made, firepower-focused shooting weapons for agents to deal with the superhumans of the underworld.

The pressure exerted by dozens of such weapons firing simultaneously was heavy, pressing down on the city’s range and exploding.

*Dudududung!*

A fierce momentum as if they would crush and explode everything with firepower in this place.

But no one hesitated in their actions.

The opponent was a monster who had survived alone in the demonic realm of a megacity and reached his current position.

Although he appeared as if he would be awkward even throwing a punch, everyone was aware of the extent of the martial power engraved within him.

The external consultant who was treated as an absolute ace and an object of admiration within the agents, the current archer Ivelin Marcia, was most comfortable with him.

The fact that he was recognized not only for the high firepower unique to mages but also for his combat abilities against the vanguard was well known through the mouths of the agents who had been with him in the volcanic zone.

If they hesitated even a little, the mock training might end in an instant.

All the agents who participated in this training had made the same judgment and started the operation.

Moreover, the opponent was not Ivelin, whom they had known and worked with for a long time, but a lawless person from the underworld of Vulcan.

If they could confirm how far the agents’ use of force would work against such a person in this place.

[Vanguard advance.]

Along with the voice that echoed through the communication network shared among the agents, field operatives began to rush from all over the street, breaking through the support fire pouring from behind.

Dozens of operatives specialized in close combat, wielding sharp blades, spears, and shotguns, quickly ran between the building walls, taking positions from all directions and surrounding Lenok.

Around Lenok, who stood in the middle of the wide range, dozens of sharp magic power waves swirled and surged.

*Goooooo…!*

The sharp air that was endlessly rising.

Lenok calmly looked around at the faces of the agent vanguard operatives who had surrounded him.

The agents’ tension quickly shifted through the visors they wore on their heads.

[He hasn’t moved even five steps from that spot since the training started.]

[Is he that confident? He deserves to be called ‘Immovable’.]

[I heard he’s always disliked moving.]

[Lazy or eccentric? It’s not uncommon for skilled mages.]

*Click!*

[I’ll go first.]

[Are you confident?]

[I don’t know.]

The operative who declared the first attack loosened his grip on the sword hanging from his waist and muttered.

[I’m curious what it means that our team leader recognized that mage.]

*Shwiik!*

Before his words could even finish, the man’s figure, which had disappeared between the building walls, appeared above the lamppost.

A flash of light that had slid down the thick iron pillar of the lamppost diagonally plunged to the ground in an instant and rushed towards Lenok.

Immediately after, the lamppost was split into more than a dozen pieces of iron, and a quick sword that had pierced through at an invisible speed pierced through the broken ice pillars and shield.

*Kwajik!*

A clear sound of impact that echoed even amidst the relentless support fire and the occasional sharp arrows.

However, it was not Lenok who was thrown back, scattering blood, but the operative who had not even shown the appearance of the first attack.

“*Keok*…!!”

A horrified expression was visible through the half-shattered visor. Thick nosebleeds streamed down the face of the man who staggered and fell.

Although his life didn’t seem to be in danger, the blade he had been holding firmly was shattered like glass and disappeared.

Lenok looked down at the man’s face and asked.

“Were you planning to slow down at the end and use psychological warfare?”

“H-How did you…”

“If you wanted to present a double bind, you should have narrowed down the options from the beginning. It’s a mistake to play tricks right before swinging your sword.”

Lenok’s eyes flickered calmly towards the man.

“It’s too obvious to someone who can see through it.”

*Chwararak!*

At the same time, magic power wrapped around the man’s body and hung him upside down at the end of the traffic light.

“*Uwaaak*!!”

“I received good items from Pallard, so I have to keep up the pretense of training.”

*Pajijijijik!*

Intense sparks flashed from Lenok’s fingertips, and from within, a dozen wolf figures leaped out and began to run through the street.

*Wiiing!*

As a dozen electric wolves ran around the vast city, the electricity rising from their bodies resonated, pulling up a huge net of electricity.

The huge net of electricity created in this way swayed like a wave and began to sweep through the city created in the mock training ground like crazy.

*Dududududu!*

The electric magic he had created when dealing with the contaminants in the undeveloped area before.

At that time, his understanding of spirits and electric magic was clumsy, but it was different now.

The huge net of electricity, with electric wolves almost the size of humans running around and stirring it up, did not disappear even after leaving Lenok’s hands, and continued to run through the streets, exposing the other hidden operatives.

The net of electricity that spread out from the range where Lenok was located rotated, drawing a vast, blue hemisphere.

The dark underground mock training ground flashed incessantly, striking the eyes of all those watching with intense flashes of light.

*Kwaaaaaaa!*

A light intensity that was so intense that it was hard to believe it was being emitted by a single human.

[Damn it!! All shooters, evacuate!]

[If you get caught even once, you’ll be incapacitated…!! Avoid it on your own!!]

The same was true for the firearms shooters who had taken positions relatively close to Lenok’s range, and the archers who had taken positions on the opposite side of the mock training ground.

Rather, following the wolf figures that did not stay in one place and wandered around the streets like living beings, the net of electricity that covered the city swayed and began to sweep indiscriminately in all directions.

A subtle power control that was enough to expose the positions of the operatives hiding in between, without breaking the city model created in the mock training ground.

It was a level of precise power adjustment that would have been impossible if he hadn’t aimed for this from the start.

The operatives who realized his intention quickly sent transmissions through the communication network and began to move.

[Immovable is as good a designated marksman as he is a mage, everyone be careful!]

[Is he planning to counterattack as soon as he identifies the positions of the rear forces!]

[To think he’d be this proficient in mid- and long-range combat…!!]

*Piiing!*

The archers who quickly ran through the city buildings exchanged glances and reached for their quivers.

[We’ll take an aggressive position and narrow the projection range.]

[If we form a siege around the range, we can overwhelm them with the total amount of offense.]

[Even a Saint-level mage doesn’t have infinite magic power. If we can buy time until we see his limits…!]

Strictly speaking, this training was only to prevent all agent forces from being placed under the control and surveillance of the city council.

However, the operatives were clearly aware of this fact, yet they were doing their best to face Lenok.

It wasn’t because of some passionate reason, like the competitive spirit of a superhuman using magic.

It was simply because each and every attack that Lenok was sending out in all directions was so intense and dynamic that it was difficult for them to handle and respond to.

With just a single magic spell, he resonated all the electricity in the area, swept through the streets, and forced all the hidden shooters and archers to come forward.

[Charge in!!]

*Kwaaang!*

After the first attack was blocked, the other operatives did not hesitate either.

Each of them held the equipment in their hands and waited for their own entry angle, sharply circling around.

And to buy them time, the rear shooters also desperately supported the attack.

However, Lenok, seeing the shooters, rather chuckled.

“Something similar happened recently. It won’t mean much.”

Ibonka of the Eight Directions Fortress.

Lenok had reversed and swept away the bombardment that those warriors had poured out with pure murderous intent.

He could respond to the barrage of bullets with just the manipulation of the shield enhanced with electricity and the fragments of the shattered ice pillars.

And the arrows flying through them were caught by magic power or deflected by twisting their trajectories.

Amidst the front and rear bombardments pouring from all directions, Lenok drew up his magic power.

At the same time, he began to knock down the agent vanguard operatives who were attacking one by one with their own rhythm.

“The lower part is open. If you were planning to show a weakness and aim for a counterattack, it’s not a good choice.”

*Kwajik!*

“*Kahaak*!!”

“The flow of magic power is heavy. It seems like you’re putting in too much force.”

*Kwaaaang!*

“*Uuk*!!”

“You were a bit hasty. Quite emotional. Aren’t you experienced in the field?”

*Ujijik!*

“*Kkyyaaaak*!!”

[This can’t be…]

One of the archers who had been pulling the bowstring incessantly muttered unconsciously.

That one word represented the feelings of the agent operatives gathered in this place.

The sight of dozens of vanguard operatives who had exchanged blows with Lenok falling out without exception after not even lasting two rounds.

The scene of them losing all their strength and being tied up with magic power and hanging in a row on the traffic lights was a strange pressure that was weighing down on those who remained.

“Is it all over?”

Lenok, who had hung dozens of operatives upside down on the traffic lights, said as he exhaled a long puff of smoke.

“Then it’s my turn.”

*Click!*

At that moment, a sniper rifle popped out from his coat sleeve. The HUD [Heads-Up Display] that appeared above the rifle’s barrel shone blue.

[Shooting assist algorithm ver2.0 activated]

[Center coordinate setting. Shooting path optimization. 3D recognition configuration.]

[Space transition assimilation rate 17%. Jump shot preparation complete.]